‘Today we witness a wide range of attacks on independent journalism’

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‘Today we witness a wide range of attacks on independent journalism’

Physical, online, and verbal attacks combined with legal harassment, economic pressure, surveillance and administrative obstacles effectively undermine press freedom worldwide

May 3, 2019

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, IPI Executive Director Barbara Trionfi looks at some of the most concerning trends negatively impacting press freedom and independent journalism across the world and sheds some light on strategies to revert them.

Click here to read IPI’s full statement on World Press Freedom Day.